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slug: "git-workflow-skill"
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source_url: "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/netresearch/git-workflow-skill@main/README.md"
repo: "https://github.com/netresearch/git-workflow-skill"
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# Git Workflow Skill

Expert patterns for Git version control workflows including branching strategies, commit conventions, collaborative workflows, and CI/CD integration.

## 🔌 Compatibility

This is an **Agent Skill** following the [open standard](https://agentskills.io) originally developed by Anthropic and released for cross-platform use.

**Supported Platforms:**
- ✅ Claude Code (Anthropic)
- ✅ Cursor
- ✅ GitHub Copilot
- ✅ Other skills-compatible AI agents

> Skills are portable packages of procedural knowledge that work across any AI agent supporting the Agent Skills specification.


## Features

- **Branching Strategies**: Git Flow (feature/release/hotfix branches), GitHub Flow (simple feature branches), trunk-based development, release management patterns
- **Commit Conventions**: Conventional Commits standard, semantic versioning integration, commit message best practices, atomic commit patterns
- **Collaborative Workflows**: Pull request best practices, code review processes, merge strategies (merge, squash, rebase), conflict resolution patterns
- **CI/CD Integration**: GitHub Actions workflows, GitLab CI patterns, branch protection rules, automated versioning
- **Git Hooks**: Pre-commit hooks for linting and testing, commit message validation
- **Advanced Operations**: Interactive rebase, cherry-picking, stashing, reflog recovery

## Installation

### Marketplace (Recommended)

Add the [Netresearch marketplace](https://github.com/netresearch/claude-code-marketplace) once, then browse and install skills:

```bash
# Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add netresearch/claude-code-marketplace
```

### npx ([skills.sh](https://skills.sh))

Install with any [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io)-compatible agent:

```bash
npx skills add https://github.com/netresearch/git-workflow-skill --skill git-workflow
```

### Download Release

Download the [latest release](https://github.com/netresearch/git-workflow-skill/releases/latest) and extract to your agent's skills directory.

### Git Clone

```bash
git clone https://github.com/netresearch/git-workflow-skill.git
```

### Composer (PHP Projects)

```bash
composer require netresearch/git-workflow-skill
```

Requires [netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin](https://github.com/netresearch/composer-agent-skill-plugin).

### npm (Node Projects)

```bash
npm install --save-dev \
  @netresearch/agent-skill-coordinator \
  github:netresearch/git-workflow-skill
```

Requires [@netresearch/agent-skill-coordinator](https://github.com/netresearch/node-agent-skill-coordinator), which discovers the skill in `node_modules` and registers it in `AGENTS.md` via a `postinstall` hook. For pnpm, also allowlist the coordinator's postinstall:

```json
{
  "pnpm": {
    "onlyBuiltDependencies": ["@netresearch/agent-skill-coordinator"]
  }
}
```

## Usage

This skill is automatically triggered when:

- Establishing branching strategies (Git Flow, GitHub Flow, Trunk-based)
- Implementing Conventional Commits for semantic versioning
- Configuring pull request workflows
- Integrating Git with CI/CD systems
- Setting up Git hooks for quality gates
- Resolving merge conflicts
- Configuring branch protection rules

Example queries:
- "Set up Git Flow workflow"
- "Configure conventional commits with semantic versioning"
- "Create GitHub Actions workflow for CI/CD"
- "Set up pre-commit hooks for linting"
- "Configure branch protection rules"
- "Implement pull request review process"

### Commands

- `/pr-finish [PR]` — drive a pull request to a fully-green, merged state:
  preflight the merge gate in one block, rebase, fix CI locally, reply to and
  resolve every review thread, update the title/description, and merge when
  green. Operates on the named PR or the current branch's PR.

## Structure

```
git-workflow-skill/                       # abbreviated — key files only
├── skills/git-workflow/
│   ├── SKILL.md                          # Skill metadata and core patterns
│   ├── ...                               # checkpoints.yaml, evals/, hooks
│   └── references/
│       ├── commit-conventions.md         # Commit message standards
│       ├── pull-request-workflow.md      # PR and review processes
│       ├── ci-cd-integration.md          # CI watching, git mirrors
│       └── advanced-git.md               # Advanced Git operations
├── commands/
│   └── pr-finish.md                      # /pr-finish slash command
└── scripts/
    └── verify-harness.sh                 # Harness verification script
```

## Expertise Areas

### Commit Conventions
- Conventional Commits standard
- Semantic versioning mapping (`feat`/`fix`/etc.)
- Signed commits + DCO sign-off
- Atomic commit patterns

### Collaborative Workflows
- Default-branch check before PR/scripting operations
- Atomic commits, no squash unless asked
- Merge strategies, review-thread resolution, merge gate
- Conflict resolution patterns

### CI/CD Integration
- Watching CI from the CLI (`gh pr checks`, `gh run watch`)
- Git mirror repository sync (`git push --mirror` gotchas)

## Conventional Commits Format

```
<type>[optional scope]: <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]
```

**Types:**
- `feat`: New feature (MINOR version bump)
- `fix`: Bug fix (PATCH version bump)
- `docs`: Documentation only
- `style`: Code style (formatting, no logic change)
- `refactor`: Code refactoring
- `perf`: Performance improvements
- `test`: Adding/updating tests
- `build`: Build system changes
- `ci`: CI configuration changes
- `chore`: Maintenance tasks
- `revert`: Reverting changes

**Breaking Changes:**
```
feat!: remove deprecated API endpoints

BREAKING CHANGE: The /api/v1/users endpoint has been removed.
Use /api/v2/users instead.
```

## Quick Reference

### Daily Workflow

```bash
# Start of day
git checkout main && git pull
git checkout -b feature/my-feature

# During development
git add -p                    # Stage hunks interactively
git commit -m "feat: ..."     # Commit with conventional message

# Ready for review
git push -u origin HEAD
gh pr create

# After merge
git checkout main && git pull
git branch -d feature/my-feature
```

### Emergency Fixes

```bash
# Undo last commit (keep changes)
git reset --soft HEAD~1

# Undo last commit (discard changes)
git reset --hard HEAD~1

# Revert a specific commit
git revert <commit-hash>

# Fix last commit message
git commit --amend -m "new message"

# Fix last commit (add forgotten file)
git add forgotten-file.txt
git commit --amend --no-edit
```

## Related Skills

- **enterprise-readiness-skill**: Git workflow is part of CI/CD maturity
- **security-audit-skill**: Git hooks for security checks

## License

This project uses split licensing:

- **Code** (scripts, workflows, configs): [MIT](https://github.com/netresearch/git-workflow-skill/tree/HEAD/LICENSE-MIT)
- **Content** (skill definitions, documentation, references): [CC-BY-SA-4.0](https://github.com/netresearch/git-workflow-skill/blob/HEAD/LICENSE-CC-BY-SA-4.0)

See the individual license files for full terms.
## Credits

Developed and maintained by [Netresearch DTT GmbH](https://www.netresearch.de/).

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